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Allie's Basketball Dream Comprehension
Contributed by: Moore
  • 1. When my teacher applauded loudly, she __________.
A) pretended to fall asleep.
B) screamed at the students
C) clapped her hands
D) cornered the principal
  • 2. What happens first that starts the events that follow in this selection?
A) Allie waits for her father to com home from work.
B) Allie trades her basketball for a new volleyball.
C) Allie's father brings her a gift.
D) Allie plays basketball at the playground with the boys.
  • 3. "At the playground, Allie "scanned" the basketball courts" means she ________.
A) jumped rope on the courts
B) practiced shooting baskets
C) ran around the courts
D) looked around the courts
  • 4. How does Allie's dad feel about her playing basketball?
A) proud
B) scared
C) ashamed
D) angry
  • 5. Allie practices shooting baskets because she wants to _______.
A) play basketball with her father
B) play with Domino
C) see her friends at the playground
D) become a good basketball player
  • 6. Julio refuses to play basketball with Allie because______.
A) he is on his way to play with some other boys
B) he is too proud to play with a girl
C) she doesn't play well
D) he doesn't like basketball
  • 7. Why did Allie decide to become a professional basketball player?
A) She watched the boys at the playground play basketball
B) She loved the game she saw at Madison Square Garden.
C) She got a basketball of her very own
D) She listened to her father talk about basketball
  • 8. In what sport are the words "dribble", "slam-dunk", "backboard", and "rim" used?
A) baseball
B) soccer
C) basketball
D) volleyball
  • 9. Allie tells Buddy about her cousin's trophies because she _______.
A) doesn't want to talk about trading her basketball
B) feels like telling a story
C) wants to prove that girls can play basketball
D) likes bragging about her cousin
  • 10. How are Allie and Buddy alike?
A) Both like to play volleyball
B) Both play games that others say they shouldn't play.
C) Both want to be professional ballplayers
D) Both are good at jumping rope.
  • 11. Any of these words could describe Allie in the selection. Choose the word you think "best" describes Allie. "nice" "athletic" "determined" Support your choice with "two" details from the selection.
A) make fun of her
B) make her nervous
C) encourage her
D) tease her
  • 12. According to the selection, describe how Allie feels about basketball. Support your answer with "one" detail from the selection.
A) she is lucky
B) her father helps her
C) she keeps on trying
D) she uses a smaller ball
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